MineArchiveJames Rixon
A Wellingborough businessman who opened a brickworks beside the Midland Railway in 1870 and moved into iron ore in 1874, leasing quarry land south of Finedon and laying a metre-gauge tramway to reach it. By 1884 the ironstone was outperforming the bricks and the firm had built its own blast furnace.
Mines operated
| Mine | Region | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Wellingborough Ironstone Quarries | Northamptonshire | 1874–1889 |
Record created: 8 September 2026 · Last researched: 8 September 2026